Matthew 7:7 Cross References - Goodspeed

⁷ Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you.

³³ But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.

⁸ For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens.

¹¹ So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!

¹⁹ Again, I tell you, if even two of you here on earth agree about what they shall pray for, it will be given them by my Father in heaven.

²² And everything that you pray for with faith, you will obtain."

²⁴ Therefore I tell you, whenever you pray or ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you shall have it.

⁹ So I tell you, ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. ¹⁰ For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens. ¹¹ Which of you fathers, if his son asks him for a fish will give him a snake instead? ¹² Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? ¹³ So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him for it!"

²⁵ when the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock on the door, and say, 'Open it for us, sir!' Then he will answer you and say, 'I do not know where you come from,'

¹ He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up,

¹⁰ Jesus answered, "If you knew what God has to give, and who it is that said to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

¹³ Anything you ask for as followers of mine I will grant, so that the Father may be honored through the Son. ¹⁴ I will grant anything you ask me for as my followers.

⁷ If you remain united to me and my words remain in your hearts, ask for whatever you please and you shall have it.

¹⁶ It was not you who chose me, it is I that have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that shall be lasting, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask him for as my followers.

²³ When that time comes, you will not ask me any questions; I tell you, whatever you ask the Father for, he will give you as my followers. ²⁴ Hitherto you have not asked for anything as my followers, but now ask, and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.

⁷ Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,

¹¹ No one understands, no one searches for God.

⁶ but without faith it is impossible to please him; for whoever would approach God must have faith in his existence and in his willingness to reward those who try to find him.

⁵ If any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to everyone, and does not reproach one with it afterward, and he will give it to him. ⁶ But he must ask with faith, and without any doubt, for the man who doubts is like the billowing sea, driven and blown about by the wind.

¹⁵ and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will restore him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

²² and we obtain from him whatever we ask for, because we are obeying his commands and doing the things that please him.

¹⁴ And we have confidence in him, that if we ask him for anything that is in accordance with his will, he will listen to us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he listens to whatever we ask him for, we know that the requests we have made of him are granted.

¹⁷ Because you say, "I am rich, I have become wealthy, I need nothing," and you do not know that it is you that are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked, ¹⁸ I advise you to buy of me gold that has been tested with fire, so that you may be rich, and white clothes to put on, to keep your shameful nakedness from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.